This section of CTMQ has undergone the most transformation and growth over the years. I can’t remember how it started – I think with just curious foods or places to eat unique to Connecticut. Then I found some lists that seemed fun and Hoang and I really began enjoying cooking more and more. (In fact, we were featured in a Courant article for our “foodie” -ha – ways.)
Most of the places and foods here will be selected from other, more reputable sources but I’ll certainly throw in a few personal bests and things I think are unique and/or interesting enough for people to read about.
And then there’s the extra ice cream section purely for reasons borne of sheer gluttony.
Fried Clams at Lennie & Joe’s Fish Tale in Madison
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Eat
Michael and Jane Stern’s “Things to Eat in Connecticut Before it’s Too Late”…
Roadfood’s Eat Before you Die List
Historic & Unique Eating Establishments & Food Items – Oldests, firsts, weird, etc… Check it all out here
Classic – I mean real Classic Diners – Enjoy here
Arbitrary CTMQ Housemade Ice Cream Joints – Another list Hoang can get behind. Damian too. These are in addition to the 7 listed on the above “Best” list. But definitely still worth reading about – and visiting.
Working Dairy Farms – If I eat the cheese, drink the milk, or pet the goats, you’ll read about it here.
Foraging – Fiddleheads, ramps, turnips, morels… I pick it, I eat it. And then you read about it here.
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Hoang enjoying Heritage Trail Vineyard wine in Lisbon
Drink
Old School Soda Makers – Keeping the tooth-rotting tradition alive! I will sample everything from all three and you can read about the experiment here.
Vineyards/Wineries – Follow along our Wine Trail adventures. There are about 30 wineries in the state, believe it or not. And we’re visiting them all. Check it out here.
Breweries, Brewpubs & Cider Mills of Note – I may have to do this list a few times to get it right… But you only need to read about them once, here.
Wacky Beverages! Not an original idea, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea. I drink unfamiliar stuff. You read about it.
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Make
The Best Recipes in the World Not an original idea either, and not one I’m confident will last on CTMQ. Hoang is an excellent cook. I’m not half-bad. We like spending time together in the kitchen, and we like different foods. So why not cook a bunch of stuff from Mark Bittman’s excellent cookbook and take a picture of it.
Check out a C-Town grocery store for some unusual food! Try the menudo… Watch out though, the one in New Britain had biting flies that took a chunk from my scalp!
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